Comments on: Color Me Simple http://betweenmypeers.com/2006/01/17/color-me-simple/ from the bottom of the fashion food chain, a conversation about what to wear. Thu, 17 May 2012 06:02:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Rebecca http://betweenmypeers.com/2006/01/17/color-me-simple/#comment-86037 Rebecca Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:38:29 +0000 http://betweenmypeers.com/2006/01/17/color-me-simple/#comment-86037 Sarah - welcome to the conversation! And thank you for your kind comments! About the quiz: sorry it went dead and I don't think I even still have a copy of the questions. I wanted to make a more thorough one but never got around to it. My newest thought is to try to invent one connecting personality traits to style, that is, where the questions are about how you are and how you think, not what you wear. Then use that to recommend styles from. In the meantime, which is likely to be a long time ;), you could pop over to Christopher Hopkins' site and take his quick quiz: http://www.themakeoverguy.com/hopkins-advice.htm. The main difference between his categories and those I like to use, besides some differences in the names, are that I wouldn't classify "sexy" (he uses the word "alluring") as a legitimate style and that I distinguish between a timeless classic and a contemporary one. When I get bored with my limited pallette, which doesn't happen often, I can usually pull something from another season to mix in. Because I express my coloring differently in different seasons (which probably answers your question about the hair colors). I am planning on working on a post describing the process of planning a personalized color pallette, but until then feel free to email me. :) Sarah - welcome to the conversation! And thank you for your kind comments!

About the quiz: sorry it went dead and I don’t think I even still have a copy of the questions. I wanted to make a more thorough one but never got around to it. My newest thought is to try to invent one connecting personality traits to style, that is, where the questions are about how you are and how you think, not what you wear. Then use that to recommend styles from. In the meantime, which is likely to be a long time ;), you could pop over to Christopher Hopkins’ site and take his quick quiz: http://www.themakeoverguy.com/hopkins-advice.htm. The main difference between his categories and those I like to use, besides some differences in the names, are that I wouldn’t classify “sexy” (he uses the word “alluring”) as a legitimate style and that I distinguish between a timeless classic and a contemporary one.

When I get bored with my limited pallette, which doesn’t happen often, I can usually pull something from another season to mix in. Because I express my coloring differently in different seasons (which probably answers your question about the hair colors).

I am planning on working on a post describing the process of planning a personalized color pallette, but until then feel free to email me. :)

]]> By: Sarah http://betweenmypeers.com/2006/01/17/color-me-simple/#comment-86034 Sarah Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:14:23 +0000 http://betweenmypeers.com/2006/01/17/color-me-simple/#comment-86034 Could you say more about this idea? It is not clear to me what you mean. Are you saying that you wear clothes the color of your hair, eyes, skin and nothing else? (How in the world does that narrow it down? In my case there are so many colors in my hair, eyes and skin.) Or do you mean you choose colors for how they relate to those colors? If so, how can I tell how they relate to those colors? Not sure what you mean. How do you relate the colors to your personality apart from in terms of whether you like the colors or not? Again, not sure what you have in mind. Do you have any suggestions for what to do if you get bored if you wear the same colors all the time? P.S. I haven't read a more totally fascinating blog than yours in a very long time. My husband had to drag me away from your blog to go to bed at well after midnight last night. Absolutely fascinating. (Are you aware that the quizz linked to for determining your fashion personality seems not to exist any more? I would love to take that quizz.) Could you say more about this idea? It is not clear to me what you mean. Are you saying that you wear clothes the color of your hair, eyes, skin and nothing else? (How in the world does that narrow it down? In my case there are so many colors in my hair, eyes and skin.) Or do you mean you choose colors for how they relate to those colors? If so, how can I tell how they relate to those colors? Not sure what you mean. How do you relate the colors to your personality apart from in terms of whether you like the colors or not? Again, not sure what you have in mind.

Do you have any suggestions for what to do if you get bored if you wear the same colors all the time?

P.S. I haven’t read a more totally fascinating blog than yours in a very long time. My husband had to drag me away from your blog to go to bed at well after midnight last night. Absolutely fascinating. (Are you aware that the quizz linked to for determining your fashion personality seems not to exist any more? I would love to take that quizz.)

]]> By: The Space Between My Peers » What's My Idiom? http://betweenmypeers.com/2006/01/17/color-me-simple/#comment-46305 The Space Between My Peers » What's My Idiom? Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:18:37 +0000 http://betweenmypeers.com/2006/01/17/color-me-simple/#comment-46305 [...] type designation, your personal idiom expresses the inner you to the outer world. Daily demands, personal coloring and silhouette, your lifestyle, even your budget, all combine with your fashion personality and [...] […] type designation, your personal idiom expresses the inner you to the outer world. Daily demands, personal coloring and silhouette, your lifestyle, even your budget, all combine with your fashion personality and […]

]]> By: The Space Between My Peers » When to Compromise http://betweenmypeers.com/2006/01/17/color-me-simple/#comment-43867 The Space Between My Peers » When to Compromise Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:32:04 +0000 http://betweenmypeers.com/2006/01/17/color-me-simple/#comment-43867 [...] on color, as long as it looks good on [...] […] on color, as long as it looks good on […]

]]> By: H http://betweenmypeers.com/2006/01/17/color-me-simple/#comment-22402 H Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:41:18 +0000 http://betweenmypeers.com/2006/01/17/color-me-simple/#comment-22402 It's so true! It almost makes me angry to see people buy clothes because it's their favourite colour, or because they don't yet have this colour in their wardrobe and they feel that this is a way to cover all their bases. Sticking to one wardrobe palette is pure genius and whoever first had this wonderful vision should be hailed as a saint. It saves money, everything in your wardrobe will coordinate - the different outfit combinations are as unlimited as beverage possibilities at Sonic. Also, it's so important to find the few colours that flatter you the most - there's no point in wearing a colour that looks pretty if it doesn't look pretty on you. Deep poo brown on a girl with the right eyes will be a thousand times more flattering than the prettiest pink you can fathom, if it doesn't suit her. It’s so true! It almost makes me angry to see people buy clothes because it’s their favourite colour, or because they don’t yet have this colour in their wardrobe and they feel that this is a way to cover all their bases. Sticking to one wardrobe palette is pure genius and whoever first had this wonderful vision should be hailed as a saint. It saves money, everything in your wardrobe will coordinate - the different outfit combinations are as unlimited as beverage possibilities at Sonic. Also, it’s so important to find the few colours that flatter you the most - there’s no point in wearing a colour that looks pretty if it doesn’t look pretty on you. Deep poo brown on a girl with the right eyes will be a thousand times more flattering than the prettiest pink you can fathom, if it doesn’t suit her.

]]> By: The Space Between My Peers » Using Contrast with the Personal Color Palette http://betweenmypeers.com/2006/01/17/color-me-simple/#comment-9785 The Space Between My Peers » Using Contrast with the Personal Color Palette Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:42:33 +0000 http://betweenmypeers.com/2006/01/17/color-me-simple/#comment-9785 [...] Recently I ran across something in a library book that scared me a little.  (I think it was 10 Steps to Fashion Freedom: Discover Your Personal Style from the Inside Out, but it could have been The Look: A Guide to Dressing from the Inside Out.)  The idea that frightened me, but not as much as having the books go overdue, was that using color that blends with one’s head is boring and unattractive.  Instinctively I know that, but has anyone been scratching their head on this one in light of my advocating a color palette based on the individual’s personal coloring? [...] […] Recently I ran across something in a library book that scared me a little.  (I think it was 10 Steps to Fashion Freedom: Discover Your Personal Style from the Inside Out, but it could have been The Look: A Guide to Dressing from the Inside Out.)  The idea that frightened me, but not as much as having the books go overdue, was that using color that blends with one’s head is boring and unattractive.  Instinctively I know that, but has anyone been scratching their head on this one in light of my advocating a color palette based on the individual’s personal coloring? […]

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